US8767132B2 - Television receiver and electronic device - Google Patents

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US8767132B2
US8767132B2 US13/460,427 US201213460427A US8767132B2 US 8767132 B2 US8767132 B2 US 8767132B2 US 201213460427 A US201213460427 A US 201213460427A US 8767132 B2 US8767132 B2 US 8767132B2
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/64—Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/06—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips
    • F16B5/0607—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips joining sheets or plates to each other
    • F16B5/0621—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips joining sheets or plates to each other in parallel relationship
    • F16B5/0642—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips joining sheets or plates to each other in parallel relationship the plates being arranged one on top of the other and in full close contact with each other
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/133308—Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels

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  • Embodiments described herein relate generally to a television receiver and an electronic device.
  • TV television
  • TV receivers of this type are required to have a structure with less inconvenience such as, for example, a structure in which the housing has high rigidity at a portion provided with the brackets.
  • FIG. 1 is an exemplary front view of a television (TV) receiver according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 2 is an exemplary side view of the TV receiver in the embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is an exemplary back view of the TV receiver in the embodiment
  • FIG. 4 is an exemplary back view of the TV receiver without a second member in the embodiment
  • FIG. 5 is an exemplary perspective view of the TV receiver without the second member in the embodiment
  • FIG. 6 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of a first member, a display device, and support members of the TV receiver in the embodiment
  • FIG. 7 is an exemplary perspective view of the support member of the TV receiver in the embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is an exemplary perspective view of another support member of the TV receiver in the embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 is an exemplary perspective view of still another support member of the TV receiver in the embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is an exemplary perspective view of part of the first member and the support member of the TV receiver in the embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is an exemplary perspective view of part of the first member of the TV receiver in the embodiment.
  • FIG. 12 is an exemplary cross-sectional view taking along line XII-XII in FIG. 3 in the embodiment.
  • FIG. 13 is an exemplary perspective view of a support member of a TV receiver according to a modification of the embodiment.
  • a television receiver comprises a display device, a first member, a second member, a support member, and a support portion.
  • the display device includes a display screen and a side surface.
  • the display device comprises a display screen and a side surface.
  • the first member comprises a first wall that faces the side surface.
  • the second member is located opposite the first member with respect to the display screen and comprises a second wall that faces the side surface.
  • the support member is attached to the first member and located on the side surface of the first wall.
  • the support member is configured to support the display device on a side opposite the display screen.
  • the support portion is provided to an end of the first member on the second member side and comprises a portion extending toward a side opposite the display screen on the side surface side of the second wall.
  • the support portion is configured to support the support member between the portion and the second wall.
  • X direction indicates the long-side direction of a display screen 6 a in the front view
  • Y direction indicates the short-side direction of the display screen 6 a in the front view
  • Z direction indicates the front-back direction of the display screen 6 a in the front view (the depth direction, the thickness direction of a housing 2 ).
  • the X, Y, and Z directions are perpendicular to one another.
  • an electronic device is described as a television (TV) receiver, it is not so limited.
  • the electronic device of the embodiment may be any other devices such as a personal computer (PC), a smartphone, a smartbook, a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a video display device, a TV telephone, and the like.
  • PC personal computer
  • smartphone a smartphone
  • smartbook a mobile telephone
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • video display device a TV telephone, and the like.
  • a TV receiver 1 as an example of an electronic device of the embodiment comprises a support portion 11 (base, stand) and the housing 2 .
  • the support portion 11 is placed on, for example, a desk, a table, or the like (not illustrated), and supports the housing 2 .
  • the support portion 11 may fixedly or movably (rotatably, slidably) support the housing 2 .
  • the support portion 11 may be, for example, tilted, pivoted, or swiveled with respect to the housing 2 .
  • the housing 2 has a quadrangular shape (in the embodiment, for example, rectangular shape) in the front view (and the back view).
  • the housing 2 is thin in the front-back direction and in a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape.
  • the housing 2 comprises a front surface 2 a (surface, first surface) and a back surface 2 b (surface, second surface) opposite the front surface 2 a .
  • the front surface 2 a and the back surface 2 b are substantially parallel to each other.
  • the housing 2 comprises four edges 2 c to 2 f (sides, peripheries) and four corners 2 g to 2 j (points, curves, ends).
  • the edges 2 c and 2 e are examples of long sides, while the edges 2 d and 2 f are examples of short sides.
  • the housing 2 further comprises a wall 2 k (first wall, first portion, plate, frame, front wall, top wall) having the front surface 2 a and a wall 2 m (second wall, second portion, plate, back wall, rear wall, bottom wall) having the back surface 2 b .
  • the wall 2 k has a quadrangular frame shape (in the embodiment, for example, rectangular frame shape), and the wall 2 m has a quadrangular shape (in the embodiment, for example, rectangular shape).
  • the housing 2 comprises four walls 2 n (third walls, third portions, plates, side walls, edge walls) having a side surface 2 p (surface, peripheral surface, third surface) between the walls 2 k and 2 m .
  • the wall 2 k is provided with, for example, a rectangular opening 2 r .
  • the housing 2 may be made of a synthetic resin material or a metal material.
  • the housing 2 may be formed of a combination of a plurality of components (parts, members).
  • the housing 2 comprises a first member 2 Fr (first portion, front member, cover, bezel, frame) including at least the wall 2 k and a second member 2 Rr (second portion, rear member, base, bottom, case) including at least the wall 2 m .
  • the walls 2 n may be included in at least one of the first member 2 Fr and the second member 2 Rr (in the embodiment, for example, both the first member 2 Fr and the second member 2 Rr).
  • the housing 2 houses therein a display device 6 (display module, display, panel).
  • the display device 6 comprises the display screen 6 a on the front surface 2 a side.
  • the display screen 6 a is exposed from the opening 2 r to the front side (outside) of the housing 2 .
  • the user can view the display screen 6 a through the opening 2 r from the front side.
  • the display device 6 has a quadrangular shape (in the embodiment, for example, rectangular shape) in the front view.
  • the display device 6 is thin in the front-back direction and in a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape.
  • the display device 6 comprises, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic electroluminescence display (OELD), or the like.
  • the display device 6 may be provided on the front side with a thin plate-like or sheet-like transparent touch panel (input panel, input sheet, input device, not illustrated) that covers the display screen 6 a.
  • the housing 2 houses a circuit board 10 (control board, main board, printed circuit board) on the back side of the display device 6 (rear side, the wall 2 m side, opposite side to the display screen 6 a ).
  • the circuit board 10 is arranged in parallel to a surface 6 b (back surface) of the display device 6 .
  • the circuit board 10 is arranged spaced apart from the walls 2 k , 2 m , 2 n , and the like. That is, there is a space between the circuit board 10 and the walls 2 k , 2 m , and 2 n .
  • the circuit board 10 is fixed to the display device 6 by a fastener such as, for example, a screw (not illustrated).
  • the circuit board 10 is covered with a cover 14 .
  • a plurality of components such as a central processing unit (CPU) are mounted on the circuit board 10 .
  • the electronic components include a heat generating component.
  • a cooling mechanism heat receiver, heat transmitter, radiator, fan, etc., not illustrated
  • the circuit board 10 and the electronic components form at least part of a control circuit (not illustrated).
  • the control circuit may comprise, for example, a video signal processing circuit, a tuner, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) signal processor, an audio-video (AV) input terminal, a remote controller signal receiver, a controller, a selector, an on-screen display interface, a storage module (e.g., a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a hard disk drive (HDD), etc.), an audio signal processing circuit, and the like.
  • the control circuit controls the output of video (moving images, still images, etc.) on the display screen 6 a of the display device 6 , the output of sound from a speaker (not illustrated), the light emission of a light-emitting diode (LED) (not illustrated), and the like.
  • the display device 6 , the speaker, the LED, and the like are part of an output module.
  • the first member 2 Fr and the second member 2 Rr of the housing 2 are supported by (fixed to) the display device 6 .
  • the first member 2 Fr and the second member 2 Rr are at least partly fixed to the display device 6 via support members 7 A to 7 C.
  • the support members 7 A to 7 C may be made of, for example, a metal material. At least one of the first member 2 Fr and the second member 2 Rr may be partly fixed to the display device 6 without via the support members 7 A to 7 C.
  • a plurality of the support members 7 A to 7 C are fixed to the back (rear) of the first member 2 Fr. More specifically, in the embodiment, for example, five pieces of the support members 7 A are fixed along the edge 2 c , three pieces of the support members 7 C are fixed along the edge 2 d , and three pieces of the support members 7 B are fixed along the edge 2 f.
  • the support members 7 A to 7 C each have a wall 7 a and a wall 7 b .
  • the walls 7 a and 7 b are connected in L-shape. That is, the support members 7 A to 7 C has an L-shaped cross section.
  • the wall 7 a is located along a wall (first wall) 2 n 1 ( 2 n ) of the first member 2 Fr inside the housing 2 .
  • the wall 7 b is connected to an edge 7 c on the back side of the wall 7 a , and is located along the surface 6 b (back surface, rear surface, surface opposite to the display screen 6 a ) as illustrated in FIG. 4 .
  • the support members 7 A to 7 C may be formed by bending a plate-like material.
  • the edge 7 c is a bent portion between the walls 7 a and 7 b .
  • the wall 7 a is fixed to the first member 2 Fr. Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG.
  • the display device 6 is located between the wall 2 k of the first member 2 Fr and the wall 7 b of the support members 7 A to 7 C fixed to the first member 2 Fr.
  • the periphery of the display device 6 is surrounded from the outside by the wall 2 k , the wall 2 n of the first member 2 Fr, and the walls 7 a and 7 b of the support members 7 A to 7 C.
  • the support members 7 A to 7 C have the wall 7 b of different structure
  • the walls 7 a and 7 b of the support members 7 A to 7 C sandwiching the display device 6 or surrounding the periphery of the display device 6 have the same function.
  • the support members 7 A to 7 C are provided with a slit 7 d (notch, opening).
  • a support portion 8 in the embodiment, for example, a wall 8 b ) provided to the housing 2 is inserted in the slit 7 d , which fixes the support members 7 A to 70 to the support portion 8 .
  • the slit 7 d is configured as a notch that extends from the center in the height direction (the thickness direction of the housing 2 and the display device 6 ) of an edge of the wall 7 a in the width direction (the longitudinal direction of a side surface 6 c of the display device 6 ) along the width direction up to the center in the width direction.
  • the first member 2 Fr is provided with the support portion 8 that supports the support members 7 A to 7 C.
  • the support portion 8 comprises a protrusion 8 a .
  • the protrusion 8 a comprises walls 8 b and 8 c .
  • the wall 8 b protrudes from an end 2 s of the first member 2 Fr on the second member 2 Rr side toward the side surface 6 c of the display device 6 (toward the inside of the housing 2 ).
  • the wall 8 b extends along the periphery of the display device 6 (along the longitudinal direction of the wall 2 n ).
  • the wall 8 c protrudes from a portion of the wall 8 b spaced apart from a wall 2 n 2 (second wall) of the second member 2 Rr along the second member 2 Rr toward the opposite side of the display screen 6 a (the surface 6 b side).
  • the wall 8 c also extends along the periphery of the display device 6 (along the longitudinal direction of the wall 2 n ). Namely, as a whole, the protrusion 8 a extends in an L-shape from the wall 2 n 1 of the first member 2 Fr toward the inside of the housing 2 .
  • the wall 8 c is an example of a portion that extends on the side of the surface 6 c of the wall 2 n 2 toward the opposite side of the display screen 6 a.
  • the support portion 8 has a protrusion 8 d separated from the protrusion 8 a to the display screen 6 a side.
  • the protrusion 8 d protrudes from a back surface 2 t (rear surface) of the wall 2 k toward the opposite side of the display screen 6 a (back side, back surface side, rear side, rear surface side).
  • the protrusion 8 d extends along the wall 2 n 1 of the first member 2 Fr.
  • the protrusion 8 d may be provided to the wall 2 n 1 .
  • the protrusion 8 d may be configured to extend in an L-shape (hook shape) from the wall 2 n 1 toward the opposite side of the display screen 6 a .
  • the protrusion 8 d can be simply structured. Besides, an external force toward the inside of the housing 2 acting on the wall 2 n 1 can be transmitted to the wall 2 k through the support members 7 A to 7 C and the protrusion 8 d , which increases the rigidity.
  • the support members 7 A to 7 C are fixed to the protrusions 8 a and 8 d of the support portion 8 . More specifically, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 10 , by inserting an edge 7 g (edge of the wall 7 a opposite the edge 7 c ) separated from the slit 7 d of the support members 7 A to 7 C into between the protrusion 8 d and the wall 2 n 1 of the first member 2 Fr as well as inserting the wall 8 b into the slit 7 d , the support members 7 A to 7 C are engaged with the support portion 8 . With this, the support members 7 A to 7 C are fixed to the support portion 8 .
  • the support members 7 A to 7 C are mainly supported by the wall 2 n 1 of the first member 2 Fr and the protrusion 8 d . If an external force acts on the support members 7 A to 7 C in the direction in which they fall over to the inside of the housing 2 before the second member 2 Rr is attached, the support members 7 A to 7 C are mainly supported by the wall 2 n 1 of the first member 2 Fr and the wall 8 c of the protrusion 8 a .
  • the wall 7 a of the support members 7 A to 7 C is sandwiched between the wall 2 n 2 of the second member 2 Rr and the wall 8 c of the protrusion 8 a . Accordingly, if an external force toward the inside of the housing 2 acts on the wall 2 n 2 of the second member 2 Rr, the external force can be received by the wall 2 n 2 , the wall 7 a , and the wall 8 c . That is, with the structure of the embodiment, the wall 8 c increases the rigidity or strength against an external force toward the inside of the housing 2 acting on the wall 2 n 2 of the second member 2 Rr.
  • the support members 7 A to 7 C are attached to the support portion 8 after the first member 2 Fr and the display device 6 are arranged in a positional relationship in the assembly state.
  • the protrusion 8 a is an example of a support portion
  • the protrusion 8 d is an example of a second support portion.
  • the support members 7 B and 7 C attached to the wall 2 n 1 extending vertically are slid from up to down to be attached to (inserted into) the support portion 8 .
  • the support members 7 B and 7 C are hooked on the support portion 8 when the first member 2 Fr stands in the same orientation as assembled.
  • the support members 7 B and 7 C are prevented from coming off the support portion 8 due to due to the gravity force, vibration, or the like.
  • the support members 7 A attached to the wall 2 n 1 extending horizontally are all slid from the right to the left in the back view to be attached to (inserted into) the support portion 8 .
  • Different attachment directions result in that the support members 7 A each have a component of different shape.
  • the manufacturing cost of the support members 7 A can be reduced.
  • all the support members 7 A may be slid from the left to the right in the back view to be attached to the support portion 8 .
  • the support portion 8 comprises a protrusion 8 e extending over between the protrusions 8 a and 8 d .
  • the protrusion 8 e protrudes from the wall 2 n 1 of the first member 2 Fr toward the inside of the housing 2 (toward the surface 6 c ).
  • the protrusion 8 e extends in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the protrusions 8 a and 8 d (in the embodiment, for example, a direction crossing the display screen 6 a , front-back direction).
  • this structure further increases the rigidity of the support portion 8 .
  • the protrusion 8 e is located at the forefront of the direction in which the support members 7 A to 7 C are slid to the support portion 8 (insertion direction). Accordingly, for example, the protrusion 8 e may be used as a stopper upon attachment of the support members 7 A to 7 C.
  • the protrusion 8 e is an example of an extending portion.
  • the second member 2 Rr may be provided with a protrusion 2 u protruding toward the first member 2 Fr.
  • the protrusion 2 u is located near the front (back) of the direction in which the support members 7 A to 7 C are slid (insertion direction). With this structure, for example, the protrusion 2 u prevents the support members 7 A to 7 C from coming off the support portion 8 .
  • the protrusion 2 u is an example of a second engagement portion.
  • the support members 7 B and 7 C are provided with a fixing portion 7 e to fix a fastener 13 .
  • the fixing portion 7 e may be, for example, a female screw portion (female screw hole).
  • the fastener 13 passes through an opening (e.g., through hole, notch, not illustrated) in the wall 2 m of the second member 2 Rr from the back surface 2 b side, and is fastened to the fixing portion 7 e .
  • the support members 7 B and 7 C also functions as a bracket to fix the second member 2 Rr to the display device 6 .
  • this structure eliminates the need to provide a fixing portion for the fastener 13 to the display device 6 , and thereby simplifies the manufacturing process of the display device 6 .
  • the versatility of the display device 6 can be expanded.
  • the fastener 13 is not fixed to the uppermost one of the three support members 7 B and 7 C. More specifically, in the embodiment, for example, the support members 7 B and 7 C that are not coupled with the second member 2 Rr by the fastener 13 (in the embodiment, for example, the uppermost support members 7 B and 7 C in FIG. 4 ) are provided closer to the corners 2 g and 2 h of the housing 2 , respectively, than the support members 7 B and 7 C coupled with the second member 2 Rr by the fastener 13 on the surface 6 b side of the display device 6 (in the embodiment, for example, the second and third support members 7 B and 7 C from the top).
  • the first member 2 Fr is likely to be away from the display device 6 .
  • the first member 2 Fr is likely to be away from the display device 6 .
  • the second member 2 Rr has a higher rigidity than the first member 2 Fr because of the wall 2 m , and is less likely to be away from the display device 6 than the first member 2 Fr.
  • the support members 7 B and 7 C having the fixing portion 7 e to which the fastener 13 is not fastened (in the embodiment, for example, the uppermost support members 7 B and 7 C in FIG. 4 ). This encourages the common use of components and thereby reduces the manufacturing cost as well as simplifying the manufacturing process.
  • the support portion 8 that supports the support members 7 A to 7 C is provided to the end 2 s of the first member 2 Fr on the second member 2 Rr side.
  • the wall 8 c extends toward the opposite side of the display screen 6 a on the surface 6 c side of the second wall 2 n 2 and supports the support members 7 A to 7 C with the second wall 2 n 2 therebetween.
  • this enables a structure in which the wall 7 a is located between the second wall 2 n 2 and the wall 8 c on the second member 2 Rr side at the boundary between the first member 2 Fr and the second member 2 Rr.
  • the support portion 8 (the protrusion 8 e thereof) is provided to the end 2 s of the first member 2 Fr on the second member 2 Rr side, which, for example, makes sink marks less visible.
  • the support portion 8 comprises the protrusion 8 a as a support portion and the protrusion 8 d as a second support portion that is separated from the protrusion 8 a on the side near the display screen 6 a .
  • the support members 7 A to 7 C can be prevented from falling over with a simple structure.
  • the protrusion 8 e extending over between the protrusion 8 a (the wall 8 b ) as a support portion and the protrusion 8 d as a second support portion. This, for example, increases the rigidity of the support portion 8 .
  • the support members 7 B and 7 C are slid down in a direction along the longitudinal direction of the side surface 6 c to be attached to the support portion 8 .
  • the support members 7 B and 7 C that are temporarily held by the first member 2 Fr are prevented from coming off the support portion 8 .
  • the support members 7 A are slid to the same side of the left and right sides of a direction along the longitudinal direction of the side surface 6 c to be attached to the support portion 8 .
  • This encourages the common use of components and thereby reduces the manufacturing cost.
  • the support members 7 A can be easily attached to the support portion 8 .
  • the second member 2 Rr is provided with the protrusion 2 u as a second engagement portion that engages with the support members 7 A to 7 C on the other side of a direction along the longitudinal direction of the side surface 6 c with respect to the support members 7 A to 7 C.
  • the support members 7 A to 7 C can be prevented from coming off the support portion 8 .
  • an engagement portion 8 f to prevent the support members 7 A to 7 C from coming off the support portion 8 may be provided to the first member 2 Fr (the housing 2 ) as a recess, while an engagement portion 7 f corresponding thereto may be provided to the wall 7 a of the support members 7 A to 7 C as a protrusion.
  • the engagement portions 7 f and 8 f may form a snap-fit mechanism using elastic deformation.
  • This structure also prevents the support members 7 A to 7 C from coming off the support portion 8 .
  • the support members 7 A to 7 C may be provided with a recess, while the support portion 8 may be provided with a protrusion.
  • the embodiment and the modifications may be combined as appropriate.
  • the specifications (structure, type, direction, shape, size, length, width, thickness, height, number, arrangement, location, material, etc.) of the constituent elements can be suitably modified.

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